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by JonBoii Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:41 pm
Got an email a couple of days ago from Wilkes Finance Limited with a job offer that seemed a bit too good to be true. After a short google search i thought it was legit so i replied, attaching my CV to the email. Got a reply pretty quickly (which, in my experience at least, is unusual) so i opened and read an informational thing they attached along with the application form. In there it mentioned Howell International Management and the Forex Industry, and a quick google search of them brought me to this page. Thankfully.

Here are the 2 emails that i recieved.

EMAIL NO.1

from: Linda B. Rivera < [email protected] > via yahoo.com
to: Mr John **** <*********@gmail.com>
date: Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 12:31 PM
subject: Dear Mr John ****, we are looking to recruit
signed-by: yahoo.com
: Important mainly because of the words in the message
We are looking to recruit a Data Entry Clerk (No Experience Required).

Location: All UK Locations

BASE SALARY:
FULL-TIME : £19.7K +
PART-TIME : £16.2K +

If you feel you have the right qualities and are interested in joining friendly team, then please e-mail your CV.

HR Manager


Linda B. Rivera
Wilkes Finance Limited


EMAIL NO.2

from: Linda B. Rivera < [email protected] > via yahoo.com
to: John **** <*********@gmail.com>
date: Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:22 AM
subject: Application&Vacancy Information 15.08
signed-by: yahoo.com
: Important mainly because of the words in the message.

Hello!
We have considered your candidacy for the post of Data Entry Clerk, it’s suitable for this position. To continue with recruitment procedure you need to be trained. In case of successful certification you will obtain an office position of Data Entry Clerk. Please note that the training is paid (by the company), you will receive £ 30 for each training lesson(day) .
The information about the company and job duties is attached, as well as an application form, which should be completed and to be sent to us. The training manager is going to contact you after processing your personal information, also you will get the training material needed for the first lesson.

P.S. Please pay attention to the accuracy of filling the form.


Sincerely , Linda B. Rivera
HR Department , Wilkes Finance Limited


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by DKNB23 Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:06 pm
My wife also received identical emails. She is currently looking for a job so this opportunity was fantastic and to good to be true. She followed it though until she was asked for her bank details on the application form!

Here are the emails and attachments.

Message 1:

From: Linda B. Rivera <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 10:02
Subject: Dear Mrs Jolundi Wilson, we are looking to recruit in UK



We are looking to recruit a Data Entry Clerk (No Experience Required).

Location: All UK Locations

BASE SALARY:
FULL-TIME : £19.7K +
PART-TIME : £16.2K +

If you feel you have the right qualities and are interested in joining friendly team, then please e-mail your CV.

HR Manager
Linda B. Rivera
Wilkes Finance Limited

Message 2:

From: Linda B. Rivera <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2013, 10:22
Subject: Application&Vacancy Information 15.08





Hello!
We have considered your candidacy for the post of Data Entry Clerk, it’s suitable for this position. To continue with recruitment procedure you need to be trained. In case of successful certification you will obtain an office position of Data Entry Clerk. Please note that the training is paid (by the company), you will receive £ 30 for each training lesson(day) .
The information about the company and job duties is attached, as well as an application form, which should be completed and to be sent to us. The training manager is going to contact you after processing your personal information, also you will get the training material needed for the first lesson.

P.S. Please pay attention to the accuracy of filling the form.





Sincerely , Linda B. Rivera
HR Department , Wilkes Finance Limited

Attachment 1:


PERSONAL INFORMATION:


Name:

- Last _______________________ - First ______________________________________

Address:

- Street ___________________ - City/State _______________________ - Zip ______________


Contact Information:

- Home Telephone +44 _____________________________________
Available on the phone from: ____________ (AM/PM) till ____________ (AM/PM)


- Mobile Telephone +44 _____________________________________

Available on the phone from: ____________ (AM/PM) till ____________ (AM/PM)


- Emai: ________________________________

Date of Birth: _________________________

Nationality: _______________________
Language skills: ___________________________

Have you been convicted of or pleaded no contest to a felony? ______________


Have you ever had any bank account in United Kingdom ? ________________
(On this account you will receive money for the training courses from the company side and money for your job (daily or weekly). All given information as strictly confidential will not be shared with any third parties.
- If yes, please, specify:
? Bank Name: ________________
? Account Number: ____________________
? Sort Code Number: __________________

Days/Hours Available:

Monday _____________
Tuesday _____________
Wednesday _____________
Thursday _____________
Friday _____________


Work experience (not obligatory): ________________________________________



Employee ________________







Job Application Form
United Kingdom


This Agreement is a Contract between you (hereinafter referred to as the “Employee”) and Wilkes Finance Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) "we", "our" or "us" as appropriate.
This Agreement describes your and our rights and responsibilities in the context of providing services related Data Entry Clerk training courses.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1. SUBJECT OF THE AGREEMENT
1.1. The present Agreement comes into force and is considered valid provided the following conditions are observed.
1.2. The Agreement is signed by both parties or all incurred terms and conditions are observed by the Client.

2. GENERAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT
2.1. The Parties acknowledge the legal force of documents' records received via communication channels equal and as effective as the documents made in writing.

3. LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES
3.1. Data Entry Clerk is liable to:
3.1.1. Follow the provisions of the present Agreement
3.1.2. Provide and confirm the following data:
3.1.2.1. Legal status of the residence in the country.
3.1.2.2. Bank account valid for accepting payments from company side for the job and money for the training courses.
3.1.2.3. Telephone number available to be contacted by the Senior Manager.
3.1.3. Devote 2-3 business hours per day of free time to be spent for training courses.
3.1.4. Receive money on his/her account for the following purposes: salary, money for the training, payment for taxes and fees to Employee from Company.




3.2. COMPANY AGREES
3.2.1. To follow all the provisions of the Agreement.
3.2.2. Starting salary is £400 per week (full -time) and £340 per week (part - time) , paid in biweekly installments by your choice of check or direct deposit.
3.2.3.. Performance Bonuses: Up to three percent of your annual gross salary, paid quarterly by your choice of check or direct deposit. The training period wage shall amount £300 for 10 training days, £30 for each training day.
3.2.4. To provide Employee with all company benefits during the training period.
3.2.5. To advise Employee on all questions related to cooperation during the period of the Agreement as stipulated herein.

4. BENEFITS
Company benefits shall include:
4.1 Agency Worker Regulations 2010
4.2 Annual stock options
4.3 Child daycare assistance
4.4 Education assistance
4.5 Health, dental, life and disability insurance
4.6 Sick leave
4.7 Vacation and personal days
4.8 Money from company side for all purposes related to the job: Internet, cell phone, training, bank fees and taxes.

5. LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES
5.1. The Parties bear responsibility for non-performance or inadequate performance of their liabilities in the context of the present Agreement in accordance with the governing law of the UK and with respect of the provisions of the present Agreement.

6. FORCE MAJEURE
6.1. Neither Party shall be liable for any delay or nonperformance of any provision of the present Agreement due to force majeure circumstances arising after the date of conclusion of the Agreement.
6.2. The following circumstances shall be acknowledged as force majeure events: fire, explosion, flood or other natural and industrial catastrophe; terror; warfare; strikes or labor difficulties; other unforeseen or precluded circumstances preventing the Parties to follow their liabilities stipulated by the Agreement.
6.3. The Party shall notify the other as promptly as practicable, but no later than 3 (three) working days of the occurrence of a force majeure event herewith. Failure or the delay to notify the other Party of force majeure events shall not release the Party from its liabilities hereunder.



7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

After the first part of the training in e-Commerce Services for payment systems I will be available to meet my manager face to face in my local area for the continuation of the training.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above. The parties hereto agree that facsimile and E-mail signatures shall be as effective as if originals.


Wilkes Finance Limited
Jeffery J. Kelley Employee






Attachment 2:

Wilkes Finance Limited
70 Liberty Street, New York City, NY 10005, USA, registration number – 7703489157

http://wilkeslimited.com/

Wilkes Finance Limited is the world's favorite provider of online Internet foreign exchange tools and services. Independent rankings consistently confirm that more people - and websites - use our wide variety of currency tools than any others.
Our company is continuously moving forward, as we have traditionally emphasized the quality of our services. In nearly all of the promising areas of development in the Forex industry Howell International Management has developed and implemented its own proprietary solutions, which often do not have analogues on the market. Since June 2012 we have offered trading accounts which often do not have any analogues on the market. Now, along with the advantages you get from trading with the immediate execution of orders in Forex Mini and Forex Classic accounts, our clients have access to all the possibilities of direct access to interbank liquidity in Forex ECN accounts!
Our aim is to provide a fully transparent brokerage service that prides itself on delivering clients interbank prices, licensed and regulated services and a secure trading environment. Traders are provided with first-class support giving clients worldwide complete confidence in our business as their preferred forex broker.

Data Entry Clerk

We are hiring people from UK willing to work in an international team of high-skilled professionals of economy and finance for all the positions listed below. Any special experience is not required because our training managers ready to prepare you and provide all the information.
The position is considered as office-based and home-based, so that you may choose flexible working hours and your future schedule for part-time or full-time-employment.

KEY TASKS:

- Effective Account management to deliver against agreed plans.
- Manage the day-to-day running and coordination of accounts and projects.
- Onsite Project Management.
- Inform and communicate with Project Coordinators to ensure the smooth running of events.
- Develop and monitor project timelines, in conjunction with Account Director and project team.
- Monitor sales and stock performance of customer.
- To ensure that all relevant compliance tasks are completed within timescale.
- To provide assistance and support to the all members of staff where required.
- To undertake any other duties as requested by management on an ad-hoc basis.

Working hours:

- Full Time - Monday to Friday (09.00 – 18.00)
- Part Time - 2-3 hours during the day (3-6 days per week)









SALARY

The company are offering a salary FULL TIME £19700; PART TIME £16200 and a full package to include:

- 25 days’ holiday plus 8 public holidays;
- Bonus,
- Pension and bonus schemes;
- Fully expensed car;
- Pension;
- Life assurance and healthcare.

Starting salary is £400 per week (full -time) and £340 per week (part - time), paid in biweekly installments by your choice of check or direct deposit (it will be agreed with you personally already on 1st interview).

Performance Bonuses: Up to three percent of your annual gross salary, paid quarterly by your choice of check or direct deposit.

Company is a professional trader education company that provides education to its students regarding trading on financial markets of USA and Europe. Before you start to work you should pass a free 10-days training course to practice with company’s software and several financial services to be prepared to perform any of your responsibilities for the position. After you successfully finish the training courses, you become a company’s employee and will get a certified specialist.

If you are interested in the position and ready to start working, please fill out the attached employment application and send it in reply to this e-mail address. You can fill it out on your PC or print it out and fill it by hand (in that case please write block letters; illegible applications may be excluded from consideration). You will be contacted by a company manager within 48 hours. You can start the training course within 1-4 business days after signing the application.


Wilkes Finance Limited


Do I need to do anything else?

Dave wilson
by JonBoii Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:20 pm
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

They were word for word the exact same attachments i got as well.
I just didnt want to download them to my pc in order to copy and paste.

Also, in order to be thorough, i googled the address (70 Liberty Street New York City, NY, 10005) - Found nothing.
I also searched company registration numbers (UK + USA) for the one given (7703489157) - Found nothing.

Really annoyed, this job wouldve been a lifesaver.
by Mike Wilson Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:37 pm
The website http://wilkeslimited.com is in the process of being reported for fraud.

It is ALWAYS a scam
If the pet seller or shipper asks for money to be sent via Western Union, Money Gram, any brand of gift card. Walmart To Walmart , Zelle , PayPal friends and family option, or mentions Cameroon
by vonpaso xlura Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:12 am
70 Liberty Street is the same as 140 Broadway. Try that in Google Maps.

... ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Dios. 1 Cor. 6:10
by Evg1 Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:39 am
I got recently similar email:

We are currently recruiting for an Finance Manager.

Vacancy: Finance Manager - No Experience Required
Location: UK
Salary:
-FULL-TIME £19.4K +
-PART-TIME £15.5K +

This is a career opportunity for the right person - keen to work in a team environment and have a pleasant and friendly nature.

If you feel this is you - send your CV.

HR Manager


Jean W. Doman
Jenkins International Group


Next message they attached a form and where you had to fill the bank account in order to send you the money for the training sessions

Hello!
We have considered your candidacy for the post of Finance Manager, it’s suitable for this position. To continue with recruitment procedure you need to be trained. In case of successful certification you will obtain an office position of Finance Manager. Please note that the training is paid (by the company), you will receive £ 30 for each training lesson(day) .
The information about the company and job duties is attached, as well as an application form, which should be completed and to be sent to us. The training manager is going to contact you after processing your personal information, also you will get the training material needed for the first lesson.

P.S. Please pay attention to the accuracy of filling the form.




Sincerely , Jean W. Doman
HR Department , Jenkins International Group

Be careful guys
by vonpaso xlura Sat Nov 23, 2013 3:56 pm
What email address was it sent from? Do they have a website?

... ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Dios. 1 Cor. 6:10
by AlanJones Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:22 pm
You need to know that the company "Mathis Investment Company" does not exist and there is no job. It is all a scam to recruit money mules to launder money. If you take up their offer, you will likely find your bank account closed, a fraud marker put on your credit history and yourself being investigated by the authorities for fraud.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.
by TerranceBoyce Thu Jan 30, 2014 4:49 pm
Vacancy: Finance Manager - No Experience Required


:=)

That says it all. It's a scam.

CAR ADVERTS - If a car seller mentions escrow - he's scamming you Never ever for any reason pay anything until you have seen and inspected the vehicle
by Silver1492 Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:26 pm
Hi Everyone!

Unfortunately I was duped a bit further than you all and I gave my bank details on the form and started the training ball rolling, (sleep deprivation and the desperation of a new mum are my only excuses for my lapse!) thankfully my mother-in-law was around with a suspicious head on her shoulders to lead me back!

They also scam under Rowley Industrial Systems, after a number of hours trawling the internet I have found a good deal of evidence about them. I have also reported them to my bank, the police and Action Fraud.

I will be contacting Watchdog regarding this as well, I have accumulated e-mail correspondence, contact numbers and screenshots, they are going to contact me tomorrow hopefully where I will confront them with this information - hope the police will get there before they bolt!

The forms I completed were identical to the ones here, angry that I was duped but glad they might be caught before anyone else gets sucked in.
by TerranceBoyce Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:57 pm
Welcome to Scamwarners Silver1492.

Don't beat yourself up too much as many people have gone much further down the path than you, and that's when the real problems start. Recently someone mentioned in the forum that they'd actually passed on a payment and had had their bank account shut down, which is the least of what could happen.

It's such a common fraud with criminal gangs operating it on an industrial scale and several members here spend every day listing the fraudulent websites designed to snare victims. Criminals make a lot of money doing this but they destroy the lives of the people who are unwittingly recruited as money mules. If your bank closes your account and blacklist you then your problem is how you can ever get a job without a bank account or receive state benefits. If you also can't set up standing orders or direct debits it's almost impossible to live nowadays, but the criminals don't care.

It's a very nasty scam.

CAR ADVERTS - If a car seller mentions escrow - he's scamming you Never ever for any reason pay anything until you have seen and inspected the vehicle
by vonpaso xlura Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:01 am
Another site in the Grafton-Riggs Money Laundering Association is in the process of being reported for fraud.

Grafton-Riggs is some particular gang of criminals. mathisinvest.com looks like the Riggs site.

... ni los estafadores heredarán el reino de Dios. 1 Cor. 6:10
by CalamityJames Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:30 am
I've got another one for you guys - my girlfriend just received this email - she's currently job hunting too, the email seems to match up to the ones in this thread so I thought I'd let you guys know of the domain

It's abelmf.com and here's the content of the email. And email headers if anyone needs it to be quite that technical!

Subject: Application and Vacancy Info-05.02
Hello!
We have considered your candidacy for the post of ACCOUNTS CLERK, it's suitable for this position. To continue with recruitment procedure you need to be trained. In case of successful certification you will obtain an office position of ACCOUNTS CLERK. Please note that the training is paid (by the company), you will receive £ 30 for each training lesson(day).
The information about the company and job duties is attached, as well as an application form, which should be completed and to be sent to us. The training manager is going to contact you after processing your personal information, also you will get the training material needed for the first lesson.

P.S. Please pay attention to the accuracy of filling the form.


Sincerely , Stella T. Ricks
HR Department , Abel Management Group


Follow-up email after initial enquiry:
Our company is constantly growing and in addition to the network of distant employees we are establishing offices in many cities of UK, so later you will have a possibility to work in company’s office(this is home based position now).



--
Best regards,
Stella mailto:[email protected]


Email headers:
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From: "Stella T. Ricks" <[email protected]>
Organization: Abel Management Group
To: Carrie ***** <***********@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Subject: Application and Vacancy Info-05.02
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Domain WHOIS:
Code: Select allDomain ID: 1843887549_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.melbourneit.com
Registrar URL: http://www.melbourneit.com.au
Updated Date: 2014-01-22T22:57:44Z
Creation Date: 2014-01-22T22:57:43Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-01-22T22:57:43Z
Registrar: Melbourne IT Ltd
Registrar IANA ID: 13
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +61.386242300
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Michael Chamberlain
Registrant Organization: abelmf
Registrant Street: PO Box 61359
Registrant City: Sunnyvale
Registrant State/Province: CA
Registrant Postal Code: 94088
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.5105952002
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Admin PrivateRegContact
Admin Organization: abelmf
Admin Street: PO Box 61359 registered post accepted only
Admin City: Sunnyvale
Admin State/Province: CA
Admin Postal Code: 94088
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.5105952002
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: TECH PrivateRegContact
Tech Organization: Yahoo! Inc
Tech Street: PO Box 61359 registered post accepted only
Tech City: Sunnyvale
Tech State/Province: CA
Tech Postal Code: 94088
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.5105952002
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: YNS1.YAHOO.COM
Name Server: YNS2.YAHOO.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdrprs.internic.net
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-02-05T11:27:35Z


Sorry for the massive copy/paste! I'm going to report them to Yahoo Mail, are there any other steps that need to be done to get the domain reported for scamming?

Cheers,
James.

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